News Tagged: hardware

It was only about a month ago that a started to ponder a brand new PC. "Time for a sexy upgrade," says I. Then yesterday's news item happened. Man, I wasn't even aware that people are having such lousy experiences with Radeon cards. Could the situation really be that bad? I've hearing and reading a lot of shit...

What do you we have here, a PC-flavored news item! Could it be that we're back to our old ways? Mmmmaybe. Anyway, this will make Vince happy (I think). Microsoft plans to release Direct X 12 coupled with their new upcoming OS, Windows 10.
According to a report, "a source with knowledge of the matter" mentions an "unspoken API," which is most likely DirectX 12...

Staring on February 28, 2013, both the Wi-Fi and 3G models of Sony's PS Vita handheld will carry the retail price of 19,980 yen ($215). The price has been lowered from 24,980 yen ($269), according to a press release sent over by Sony today.
"Now one thing clear for us that in terms of profitability...

​Did you know that Sony might be releasing the PlayStation 4 console in 2013? You didn't know that? Well, neither did we. However, WSJ seems to have got wind of it. Yes, the report points out that folks "familiar with the matter" confirmed that the next-generation console will be unveiled at the February 20 PlayStation Meeting...

Following the recently leaked specs for Microsoft's new Xbox console, it appears that a bunch of leaked documents have now unveiled the specs of Sony's new PlayStation console as well.
The PS4 specs are as follows:
System Memory: 8GB
Video Memory: 2...

Microsoft officially confirms they have sold 1.4 million Xbox 360 consoles in North
America during December 2012. This is more than double what the second ranking
console shifted in the US during the same month.
This now marks the 24th consecutive month that the Xbox 360 is the best-selling
console in that particular region...

The CES (Jan. 8 - Jan. 11) is about to kick off and we've just received word
that Valve will finally lift the lid on its much
talked about hardware project. It appears that the well-known development
studio Valve and Xi3Corporation created a new peace of tech, created to support
Steam and its Big Picture mode on HDTV screens...

NPD data sales company conducted a research, which brought some interesting
results. According
to the data they have come up with, 400 million devises are connected to
the Internet in homes across the United States.
Approximately 184 million are laptops and desktop computers, in addition to
smartphones, which are in second place, numbering around 133 million...

Valve, the well-known game developer and creator of the digital service Steam,
may be looking to go into the hardware manufacturing business, according to
an interesting
job listing on Valve's site. The company's disappointment with the current
state of PC hardware...

Word is spreading that Sony Computer Entertainment has what's being described
as the plans for a new PS3 model. Reportedly, the new model has been submitted
to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Sony supposedly offered a new
model to the FCC for testing, to provide an upgrade from the present 3000 series
(via NeoGAF)...

Well into Prototype 2, folks, so expect our review of that pretty soon, in
addition to the review of The Witcher 2 (360) and Risen 2 (PC), Botanicula and
our Guild Wars 2 hands-on.
In other news, I desperately need to upgrade my PC. Lives are at stake. Well,
only mine, really.

Even with Microsoft
continuously denying stories that the company is going to unveil their next
Xbox console, new rumors just keep pouring in on a weekly basis. The latest
gossip indicates that MS is looking to strengthen the power of their next-gen...

Nintendo is hoping to expand their audience with the Wii U, the company's upcoming
console. Giving the system better hardware and the ability to run games that
are graphically demanding, Nintendo aims to lure in gamers who would've otherwise
stuck with PC, 360 or PS3 platforms...

Alienware reveals its small, new gaming PC, which they say is relatively cheap.
It's called the the X51 and its current price in the UK is £699 (US price tag
hasn't been confirmed yet). The PC is almost the same size as an Xbox 360 and
is designed to work upright or laid on its side...